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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Managing WORM Copies</h1>
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   <p>This section describes how to prolong the retention period of WORM copies.</p>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Precautions</h4>
    <p>WORM copies cannot be deleted, and the retention period of WORM copies cannot be shortened.</p>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Prolonging the Retention Period of WORM Copies (Applicable to 1.5.0)</h4>
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     <li><span>Choose <strong id="ransome_0023__ransome_0014_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_b157018126357">Explore</strong> &gt; <strong id="ransome_0023__ransome_0014_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_b19411925163520">Ransomware Protection</strong>.</span></li>
     <li><span>In the navigation tree on the left, select a resource type for which WORM copies have been configured.</span></li>
     <li id="ransome_0023__li982913511486"><span>Click <span><img id="ransome_0023__image17830153487" src="en-us_image_0000001792385724.png"></span> to go to the copy page. WORM copies are displayed as <span><img id="ransome_0023__image443192115119" src="en-us_image_0000001839184833.png"></span> in the <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__uicontrol275673174815"><b>WORM</b></span> column.</span></li>
     <li id="ransome_0023__li165167229446"><span>Locate the WORM copy whose retention period needs to be prolonged and choose <span class="menucascade" id="ransome_0023__menucascade16144133612450"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__uicontrol7144193634520"><span id="ransome_0023__text32636164204"><strong>More</strong></span></span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__uicontrol66741372455"><span id="ransome_0023__text1257220283205"><strong>Modify Retention Policy</strong></span></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li id="ransome_0023__li5211174434712"><span>In the window that is displayed on the right, select <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__uicontrol4166178154819"><b><span id="ransome_0023__text17560456132011"><strong>Retained permanently</strong></span></b></span> or <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__uicontrol1957171134814"><b><span id="ransome_0023__text1599816411213"><strong>Retained for specified duration</strong></span></b></span>. If <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__uicontrol18328114911488"><b><span id="ransome_0023__text205531984217"><strong>Retained for specified duration</strong></span></b></span> is selected, the retention period can only be prolonged.</span></li>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Prolonging the Retention Period of WORM Copies (Applicable to 1.6.0 and Later Versions)</h4>
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     <li><span>Choose <strong id="ransome_0023__ransome16_002_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_b10729133510265">Data Security</strong> &gt; <strong id="ransome_0023__ransome16_002_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_b1472993512619">Ransomware Protection</strong> &gt; <strong id="ransome_0023__ransome16_002_en-us_topic_0000001839142377_b1391404212274">Detection Overview</strong>.</span></li>
     <li><span>On the <span class="uicontrol"><b>Detection Overview</b></span> page, select a resource type for which a WORM copy has been configured.</span></li>
     <li><span>Click <span><img id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_image17830153487" src="en-us_image_0000001792385724.png"></span> to go to the copy page. WORM copies are displayed as <span><img id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_image443192115119" src="en-us_image_0000001839184833.png"></span> in the <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_uicontrol275673174815"><b>WORM</b></span> column.</span></li>
     <li><span>Locate the WORM copy whose retention period needs to be prolonged and choose <span class="menucascade" id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_menucascade16144133612450"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_uicontrol7144193634520"><span id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_text32636164204"><strong>More</strong></span></span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_uicontrol66741372455"><span id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_text1257220283205"><strong>Modify Retention Policy</strong></span></span></b></span>.</span></li>
     <li><span>In the window that is displayed on the right, select <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_uicontrol4166178154819"><b><span id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_text17560456132011"><strong>Retained permanently</strong></span></b></span> or <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_uicontrol1957171134814"><b><span id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_text1599816411213"><strong>Retained for specified duration</strong></span></b></span>. If <span class="uicontrol" id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_uicontrol18328114911488"><b><span id="ransome_0023__ransome_0023_text205531984217"><strong>Retained for specified duration</strong></span></b></span> is selected, the retention period can only be prolonged.</span></li>
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